WEEKS 1 & 2:

1. The Call to witness: Acts 1:8 “…and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
   - Logically, our mission field is the place where we spend the most time
2. Witnessing (evangelizing) is a PROCESS, not an event
   - Many people involved over a period of time, in many environments
   - We are links in a chain
3. The 4 stages of witnessing
   - Cultivation: “working the soil” of the human heart. Address emotional barriers, build relationships and trust, show the benefits of being a child of God
   - Planting: address intellectual barriers (misinformation, misconceptions); provide answers to intellectual questions; develop understanding of who Jesus is, what he expects to receive from us, what he wants to do for us
   - Harvesting: focus on resistance of the will to accept Jesus; graciously persuade and consistently pray for people to be drawn near to Jesus
   - Multiplying: plant new Christian lives in communities where they can grow and flourish

WEEKS 3 & 4:

1. The Call to witness: Revelation 20:15 “If anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
   - Not joining God as a distribution point of his grace is an act of blatant disregard for His will and plan for our lives
   - We are all workers in the Father’s field and most of us will focus on the Cultivating phase, building meaningful relationships with people over time
2. Jesus called this the “hard work” (John 4:37-38) - “Thus the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work, and you have reaped the benefits of their labor.”
3. Ways to be a Witness
   - Intentional evangelism: create opportunities to expose people to Jesus in a non-religious, non-threatening atmosphere; create a sense of curiosity
   - Passive evangelism: use symbols, objects or art to arouse curiosity (magazines, pictures, etc.)
   - Relational evangelism: build friendships based on common ground

WEEKS 5 & 6:

1. Faith Flags – the barest nugget of a story that gives a brief glimpse of how faith is working in your life
   - occur as a natural part of conversation
   - take no longer than 20 seconds to share
   - do not identify yourself as a member of a specific church or denomination
   - avoid pointing to your faith as a reason for not doing something
2. Faith Stories – the next step beyond a faith flag; testimony about a specific time when something spiritual happened to you
   - occur as a natural part of conversation
   - take only a minute or two to tell
   - limit the subject to God, the Bible, or prayer
3. Facing Objections
   - express disagreement while showing respect and affirming the value of the individual: Can I offer you another opinion? I’m not sure I agree; could I hear that again?
   - Ask questions: values another’s opinion; takes the adversarial tone out of the picture; communicates a desire for understanding others
4. Prayer in the workplace
   - pray for yourself: to do excellent work that brings glory to God; treat people fairly; others will see Jesus in us; our lives will make our faith attractive; have a good reputation with unbelievers
   - pray for others: seek to know God and believe in Jesus as their Savior; turn from sin; believe the Bible; become a positive influence for Jesus
   - pray with others  

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Georgetown Church of Christ
149 Hamer Road
Georgetown, Ohio 45121
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